Mirrors
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Heel & Toe
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Mirrors
Does anyone have a suggestion for a decent set of mirrors for a C-3? I have the sport mirrors on my 79 and they are almost useless in a heavy traffic situation. I had the "large head" standard mirrors on my 77 and they were just slightly better then the sport mirrors. There must be a vendor somewhere that has a nice looking set of mirriors that actually allow you to see what is behind you.
Race Director
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From: Kansas City, MO ...I'd like to go fishing and catch a fishstick. That'd be convenient. - Mitch Hedberg
See if you can get some of those trailering mirror attachements. You know, the ones that attach to the existing mirror but stick out about a foot with another mirror.j/k
A couple people are using exterior mirrors from Oldsmobile Aurora's. They look decent, but the just don't look like they belong in my opinion.
Burning Brakes
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From: Loveland Colo
I agree, the side mirrors are not much good. Cosidering the limitations of the body though, they're about as good as you can have without going to something really funky. I ended up putting on a pair of 1 1/2" diameter wide angle stick-on mirrors down in the corner where the rear fender shows. They help somewhat. Mainly I just developed the habit of looking over my shoulder a lot.
John
John
Last edited by JPhil; Nov 16, 2005 at 02:31 PM.
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my idea
since my "concept" for the vette was clean and smooth, i took off the mirrors...... i'm going to get some chrome motorcycle mirrors and mount them about 3/4 up on the windshield pillar......this way it'll still look smooth and i can still see over the fenders......
http://www.latus-harley-davidson.com...%2D03A&cat=266
sort of like these mirrors on the link
b
since my "concept" for the vette was clean and smooth, i took off the mirrors...... i'm going to get some chrome motorcycle mirrors and mount them about 3/4 up on the windshield pillar......this way it'll still look smooth and i can still see over the fenders......
http://www.latus-harley-davidson.com...%2D03A&cat=266
sort of like these mirrors on the link
b
Le Mans Master
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From: Sewell NJ
Originally Posted by onaqwst
my idea
since my "concept" for the vette was clean and smooth, i took off the mirrors...... i'm going to get some chrome motorcycle mirrors and mount them about 3/4 up on the windshield pillar......this way it'll still look smooth and i can still see over the fenders......
http://www.latus-harley-davidson.com...%2D03A&cat=266
sort of like these mirrors on the link
b
since my "concept" for the vette was clean and smooth, i took off the mirrors...... i'm going to get some chrome motorcycle mirrors and mount them about 3/4 up on the windshield pillar......this way it'll still look smooth and i can still see over the fenders......
http://www.latus-harley-davidson.com...%2D03A&cat=266
sort of like these mirrors on the link
b
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St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by 1JPC256
Does anyone have a suggestion for a decent set of mirrors for a C-3? I have the sport mirrors on my 79 and they are almost useless in a heavy traffic situation. I had the "large head" standard mirrors on my 77 and they were just slightly better then the sport mirrors. There must be a vendor somewhere that has a nice looking set of mirriors that actually allow you to see what is behind you.
Instructor
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From: Hilton Va
I searched for the same thread. Couldn't find it either, but I remember that he said that they were bigger mirrors and I thought that they looked really good. Maybe he will jump in with a pic. I thought I had it saved but I don't.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Santee CA
Originally Posted by vettfixr
Won't you hit them when you open the door with the window up????
We purchased a clip on set of mirrors that attach to the door pillar, using an allen bolt to hold it in place. (I THINK they were about $40 for the set) The mirrors are nice; they allow us to see behind us relatively well and are easily removeable for when we get to car shows.
I'll post pics when I get home.
EDIT:
Here's a link to the mirrors we got for our Jaguar; I see no reason why these shouldn't work on any other car, though.
Mirrors
We got 2 of these to mount on either side of the door frame, and they work really well at improving visibility (the stock mirrors are worse than the "Sport" mirrors on a C3).
Last edited by Sprzout; Nov 17, 2005 at 02:56 AM.
Melting Slicks
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From: Space Coast Gator Territory
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[/IMG] I kinda like the Jaguar side mirror, but I'd have to see them installed. Do you have any pics of them on the car? Below is a pic of a member's Olds Aurora side mirror.
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[/IMG] I kinda like the Jaguar side mirror, but I'd have to see them installed. Do you have any pics of them on the car? Below is a pic of a member's Olds Aurora side mirror.[IMG]
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Last edited by Red 69; Nov 17, 2005 at 12:23 PM.
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St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by Red 69
Below is a pic of a member's Olds Aurora side mirror.
that's the one I was looking for, these look good and seem to be functional.... I'd think they're also a lot cheaper than C5 mirrors.
Burning Brakes
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From: Santee CA
Originally Posted by Red 69
[IMG][/IMG] I kinda like the Jaguar side mirror, but I'd have to see them installed. Do you have any pics of them on the car? Below is a pic of a member's Olds Aurora side mirror.
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[/IMG] I kinda like the Jaguar side mirror, but I'd have to see them installed. Do you have any pics of them on the car? Below is a pic of a member's Olds Aurora side mirror.[IMG]
[/IMG]I'll put 'em on the car tomorrow and take pics; I unfortunately won't have much of a chance to do that today (curse that little thing people like to call work!).
